Our Plans for the Pamoja Sports Program

Our priority at the present time is to expand our resource base by acquiring more equipment, the assistance of more coaches, and access to a proper playing field. Considering the strength of our vision, we are confident that we will be able to convince people to assist with our program, whether it be through coaching or through donating equipment. Once our resource base has been expanded, we will be able to increase the number of teams that we have competing in organised competition, and we will be able to begin providing life skills education sessions to our children in a more structured way. The life skills education that we plan to provide will relate to smart farming techniques, violence prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and career guidance. This will empower the children of Obambo and Obunga to take control of their lives and break the cycle of poverty by which their communities are currently gripped.

Further, once the Maendeleo Playscape and Farm is complete, we will have access to a basketball court. This will allow us to introduce a new sport to our program. We also plan to have lines for a netball court marked out on the basketball court. At present, netball is played on a grass field with no lines, making it difficult for our netballers to learn the rules regarding court positioning. ​

Students from Akili School (in yellow) playing football against students from another school in a recent tournament